Roanoke Rapids, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 16,403 (All urban)

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,653 (6,973 occupied: 4,155 owner occupied, 2,818 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	31%

Housing density: 977 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $375 (lower quartile is $231, upper quartile is $447)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $381

Median gross rent in Roanoke Rapids, NC in 2007: $506

Housing units in Roanoke Rapids with a mortgage: 2,345 (252 second mortgage, 394 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,469

Roanoke Rapids,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $104,964 (it was $72,600 in 2000)

Roanoke Rapids:	$104,964
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,897 - $147,895

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $132,820
Here: $132,820
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $84,850
Here: $84,850
State: $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $86,646
Here: $86,646
State: $153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $106,156
Here: $106,156
State: $163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $81,212
Here: $81,212
State: $169,602

Mobile homes: $29,153
Here: $29,153
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,768

In family households: 14,063 (3,201 male householders, 1,460 female householders)
3,362 spouses, 4,978 children (4,672 natural, 70 adopted, 236 stepchildren), 346 grandchildren, 185 brothers or sisters, 105 parents, 186 other relatives, 240 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,705 (886 male householders (769 living alone)), 1,509 female householders (1,397 living alone)), 310 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 264 (115 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,058 2-persons, 1,138 3-persons, 962 4-persons, 373 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 84 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,166 1-person, 184 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 32 4-persons.

2,552 married couples with children.
1,471 single-parent households (215 men, 1,256 women).

96.2% of residents of Roanoke Rapids speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 331 (1.9%)
(25.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 37 4 rooms: 411 5 rooms: 1,288 6 rooms: 1,155 7 rooms: 637 8 rooms: 279 9 or more rooms: 322

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina:
	1 room: 57 2 rooms: 179 3 rooms: 657 4 rooms: 878 5 rooms: 564 6 rooms: 313 7 rooms: 74 8 rooms: 73 9 or more rooms: 23

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 101
1995 to 1998: 364
1990 to 1994: 354
1980 to 1989: 1,267
1970 to 1979: 1,190
1960 to 1969: 1,084
1950 to 1959: 1,545
1940 to 1949: 901
1939 or earlier: 847

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Roanoke Rapids:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 52 2 bedrooms: 898 3 bedrooms: 2,432 4 bedrooms: 628 5 or more bedrooms: 126

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke Rapids:
	no bedroom: 86 1 bedroom: 782 2 bedrooms: 1,227 3 bedrooms: 617 4 bedrooms: 89 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke Rapids in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 224 1 vehicle: 1,115 2 vehicles: 1,825 3 vehicles: 776 4 vehicles: 175 5 or more vehicles: 40

Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke Rapids in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 846 1 vehicle: 1,215 2 vehicles: 639 3 vehicles: 97 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 21

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Roanoke Rapids, NC:

Less than $10,000: 36
$10,000 to $14,999: 18
$15,000 to $19,999: 36
$20,000 to $24,999: 47
$25,000 to $29,999: 59
$30,000 to $34,999: 59
$35,000 to $39,999: 51
$40,000 to $49,999: 97
$50,000 to $59,999: 132
$60,000 to $69,999: 263
$70,000 to $79,999: 268
$80,000 to $89,999: 258
$90,000 to $99,999: 336
$100,000 to $124,999: 797
$125,000 to $149,999: 540
$150,000 to $174,999: 247
$175,000 to $199,999: 204
$200,000 to $249,999: 268
$250,000 to $299,999: 104
$300,000 to $399,999: 138
$400,000 to $499,999: 22
$500,000 to $749,999: 20
$750,000 to $999,999: 12
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Roanoke Rapids rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Roanoke Rapids:

Less than $100: 235 people
$100 to $149: 142
$150 to $199: 169
$200 to $249: 179
$250 to $299: 141
$300 to $349: 258
$350 to $399: 345
$400 to $449: 334
$450 to $499: 225
$500 to $549: 136
$550 to $599: 145
$600 to $649: 72
$650 to $699: 43
$700 to $749: 47
$750 to $799: 9
$800 to $899: 34
$900 to $999: 27
$1,000 to $1,249: 7
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 147

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 110 1990 to 1994: 79 1985 to 1989: 14 1980 to 1984: 40 1975 to 1979: 39 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 40

Roanoke Rapids, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.9%
Number of people working at home: 89 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 394
5 to 9 minutes: 1644
10 to 14 minutes: 2043
15 to 19 minutes: 1018
20 to 24 minutes: 313
25 to 29 minutes: 162
30 to 34 minutes: 502
35 to 39 minutes: 35
40 to 44 minutes: 144
45 to 59 minutes: 238
60 to 89 minutes: 198
90 or more minutes: 144

Roanoke Rapids mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,767 (83%)
Carpooled: 848 (12%)
Taxi: 26 (0%)
Walked: 127 (2%)
Other means: 67 (1%)
Worked at home: 89 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1188
$10,000 to $14,999: 757
$15,000 to $19,999: 598
$20,000 to $24,999: 641
$25,000 to $29,999: 468
$30,000 to $34,999: 416
$35,000 to $39,999: 334
$40,000 to $44,999: 356
$45,000 to $49,999: 374
$50,000 to $59,999: 614
$60,000 to $74,999: 530
$75,000 to $99,999: 403
$100,000 to $124,999: 235
$125,000 to $149,999: 56
$150,000 to $199,999: 28
$200,000 or more: 58

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4515

United States or American: 2353

English: 2107

Irish: 682

German: 645

French (except Basque): 240

Subsaharan African:: 219

Scotch-Irish: 201

Scottish: 160

African: 142

European: 141

Italian: 131

Dutch: 73

Nigerian: 56

Canadian: 46

Welsh: 43

Swiss: 38

Eastern European: 33

Polish: 30

Slovak: 25

Kenyan: 21

Norwegian: 18

Swedish: 18

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16

Jamaican: 16

British: 15

Macedonian: 11

Hungarian: 11

Russian: 10

Austrian: 8

Belgian: 8

Pennsylvania German: 8

Ukrainian: 7

Greek: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (18%)
Canada (15%)
Nigeria (11%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Other Eastern Africa (9%)
Philippines (7%)
Germany (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 12983
Northeast: 611
Midwest: 393
South: 2432
West: 211

59% of Roanoke Rapids residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 50
Nursery to 4th grade: 53
5th and 6th grade: 69
7th and 8th grade: 189
9th grade: 144
10th grade: 298
11th grade: 133
12th grade, no diploma: 250
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,557
Less than 1 year of college: 409
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 689
Associate degree: 244
Bachelor's degree: 596
Master's degree: 173
Professional school degree: 65
Doctorate degree: 40

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 101
Nursery to 4th grade: 52
5th and 6th grade: 141
7th and 8th grade: 301
9th grade: 216
10th grade: 226
11th grade: 344
12th grade, no diploma: 252
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,167
Less than 1 year of college: 470
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 757
Associate degree: 542
Bachelor's degree: 603
Master's degree: 192
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 24.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 29.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 66.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 51.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,649
Black householders: $19,109
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,169
Asian householders: $83,644
Some other race householders: $32,327
Two or more races householders: $32,085
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,425

Roanoke Rapids household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Roanoke Rapids household income for Black householders

Roanoke Rapids household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Roanoke Rapids household income for Asian householders

Roanoke Rapids household income for Some other race householders

Roanoke Rapids household income for Two or more races householders

Roanoke Rapids household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Roanoke Rapids marital status for males

Roanoke Rapids marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,826
Black or African American householders: $98,704
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $26,615
Asian householders: $494,284
Some other race householders: $129,274
Two or more races householders: $154,825
Hispanic or Latino householders: $133,380

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,455
One, attached: 373
Two: 338
3 or 4: 383
5 to 9: 288
10 to 19: 182
20 to 49: 90
50 or more: 197
Mobile homes: 347

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,371

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Roanoke Rapids:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (28%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (32%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36

Here:	1.7%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 47

Here:	8.1%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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